Which Of These Action Films Are You Most Looking Forward To? (Poll Results)

Again apologies for things being a bit late, can't quite seem to juggle work time and me time at the moment, but here they are, the results!

What's interesting this week is that there isn't a third place winner! All the votes went across too films.

In 2nd Place we have: 'The Bourne Legacy' (the Jason Bourne film without Jason Bourne in it?)

And in 1st Place: 'Total Recall'

Both look like very good films and I can't wait to see them both! Thanks for voting guys.

Batman Reboot Set For 2016

We all saw it coming, with the 'Justice League' movie in the works the only way they could include Batman would be to start the whole thing again. Well it's happening, and it is set for a 2016 release. Warner Bros. isn't falling into the same trap as 'The Amazing Spider-Man' and re-telling the origin story too soon. The new batman film is concentrating on Batman's second year second year as the caped crusader. The project name is 'The Batman', which could well become the films actual title.

What's interesting about this is that it is a sequel to the 'Justice League' movie, which is set for a 2015 release. So is Batman not in the Justice League? Or is he introduced in it? It has been announced that Batman will be part of the same shared DC Universe as the Justice League. So this suggests that he won't be in it. Batman and Superman are the two main founding members and so far neither of them seem to be in the movie.

At first we were told that Henry Cavill's Superman would not be appearing in the 'Justice League' and that 'Man of Steel' has nothing to do with it. But now apparently it is? What is going on DC, you really need to get yourselves together. They're rushing this because 'The Avengers 2' is set for a 2015 or 2016 release also. What they need to do is take their time and get it right. Set it for a 2017 or 2018 release and do it properly.

I'm hearing a lot of people going on about how four years is too soon to reboot Batman but to be honest, there was only seven years between 'Batman & Robin' and the 2005 reboot 'Batman Begins'. I am going to embrace this reboot because I wouldn't mind seeing more of a superhero movie, because Nolan's movies may have made a very realistic world, but especially by the end it didn't feel like a comic book movie.

What do you think? Is it too soon?

Don't Forget To Vote On Which Action Film You Want To See!

There's only two days left to vote on which of these action movies you want you to see!

So far 'Total Recall' is in the lead with all the votes! So we're going to need a second and third place. The films you can choose from are the 'Total Recall' remake (obviously), 'The expendables 2' (the film with the hugely awesome cast), 'Taken 2' and 'The Bourne Legacy' (the riskiest sequel this year).

So don't forget to vote! The poll is to the right hand side of this post.

New Skyfall Trailer!

I first saw this trailer at the Imax screening of 'The Dark Knight Rises' and I have to say that the 2008' Quantum of Solace' wasn't as good as I'd hoped it would be, but this trailer has easily revived my faith in Bond movies.

But enough of nattering on, here's the trailer:

How epic does that look!

My absolute favourite part of this trailer is when the end of the train is torn off and Bond decides that after jumping into the remainder of the train that that is the best time to adjust his suit. That is so typically British, so typically Bond.

So what do we know from this trailer? Daniel Craig returns as 007 James Bond and Dame Judy Dench is also returning as M (there's a rumour going around that this is her final Bond film). We know that Bond gets shot (by accident, or is it?) at the beginning of the movie and is assumed dead for a few months. At some point a hard drive is stolen that contains the identity of every secret agent that is embedded in terrorist organisations all over the world (reminds me a bit of the 1996 'Mission: Impossible', but obviously this will be better). There's a new Q, so we're seeing a return the classic Bond gadgets, which I can understand why they were left out of 'Casino Royale' and 'Quantum of Solace', but I've always felt like they should be there. The main storyline seems to be that someone is killing off agents (probably using the stolen hard drive) and Bond is sent to go and take care of him. From what we can see there's a lot of shooting and explosions and hopefully a good story.

You'd think jumping out of a helicopter with the Queen at the Olympic opening ceremony would be enough adventure for Bond this year.

I also know that 'Skyfall' isn't following the story line put in place by 'Casino Royale' and Quantum of Solace', but that doesn't mean that it won't be referenced at all.

I am extremely excited for this movie, it has the potential to be one of the greatest Bond films ever made. Let me know what you think.

More Batman Beyond Concept Art! (CGI DESIGN)

Remember when I found some 'Batman Beyond' poster concept art a little while back? Well look what I've found now. Here's a collection of CGI concept art for the character created by CGHUB artist Ritorian.

Take a look at them and join the thousands of people that want a 'Batman Beyond' movie!

If you missed my post on the concept posters (which look really cool!), here's a link below:
http://www.darthspock.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/batman-beyond-movie-after-dark-knight.html

Let me know what you think!

Possible Names For The Third Hobbit Film

Peter Jackson confirmed yesterday that he will in fact be making a third Hobbit movie. I know it seems a bit much to stretch out one book across three films, but when you listen to what he's saying, you understand what he's doing. Obviously he's keeping the people with the money happy because these films will make a fortune, and he is delving into arrears of the Hobbit that otherwise wouldn't ever make it to the big screen.

By this I mean that he has said that he is going to be using sources like The Silmarillion and the appendices to expand on certain aspects from the The Hobbit. Yes, it does seem like a big money making sceme, but I honestly don't mind. It is a well known fact that Peter Jackson loves Middle Earth and it is highly unlikely that he would do anything to offend Tolkien and his masterpiece creation.

So in Peter Jackson we must trust.

So what are these possible names you hear me speak of? Well Fusible has revealed that the company that's managing the existing URL's for 'The Hobbit' has purchased some new domain names. These are:

desolationofsmaug.com
riddlesindark.com
thedesolationofsmaug.com
thehobbitdesolationofsmaug.com
thehobbitriddlesinthedark.com
thehobbitthedesolationofsmaug.com
thehobbittheriddlesinthedark.com
theriddlesinthedark.com
desolationofsmaug.com


Obviously nothing is set in concrete at the moment and we cannot be sure what they're going to use these domains for. For all we know it could just be a new advertising campaign, or possible the domains for one or two new Hobbit based games.


But if within these domain names lies the name of the third part of the puzzle, then the movie will most likely be called either:


'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'


or


'The Hobbit: Riddles in the Dark'


I'm leaning more towards 'The Desolation of Smaug' because anyone who has read the book knows that the main riddle part will be happening in 'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey'.


Let me know what you think. Possibly at the end of the week I will put up a poll to see which name you prefer, but I don't want to jump the gun. We could possibly be getting some more news about Middle Earth soon.

Movie Recommendation Of The Week: Ice Age (2002)

'Ice Age' is a 2002 American animated film by Blue Sky Studios and released by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Carlos Saldanha and Chris Wedge. It was based off a story by Michael J. Wilson. The story follows three Paleolithical mammals attempting to return a lost human baby to its parents. With Diego (Leary) secretly leading the pack into a trap, but throughout the journey he becomes fond his new 'friends' and is torn between them and his own kind. The film stars Ray Romano, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary and Goran Visnjic.

I picked 'Ice Age' this week due to the recent release of 'Ice Age 4: Continental Drift' and the fact that 'Ice Age 2: The Melt Down' seems to never be off the TV at the moment. i can't defend the sequels, they are pretty bad, but you can't deny the fact that the first one was a darn good film. It is funny, the voice acting is really good and the stories not bad either. Plus the little scenes with Scrat the squirrel chasing his beloved acorn are absolutely hilarious. It's a good film for all the family, it is just a shame that it spawned so many terrible sequels (the second ones not bad, I'll give it that much), and since in recent years we've only seen the bad ones, we forget that the first film was actually really enjoyable.


'Ice Age' is definitely worth a watch, I would give the film a 7.5/10. If you enjoy it then you might as well watch the sequels, I haven't seen the fourth one yet but the second and third are enjoyable if you like the characters. The stories are nothing special, they get quite ridiculous, especially 'Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs', don't know what they were thinking with that one.